Package



Jan. 1, 1935. W N N 1,986,546

PACKAGE Filed Sept. 15, 1933 I INVENTOR. Z??? W/zdZakg BY MC@ ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 1,1935

This invention-relates to improvements; in

package-sand is directed moreparticularlycto im-n provements inholdersfor pap'ernapkins and the like which are constructed and arrangedto cooperatewith the napkins and provide a novel. packagefrom whichthe,napkinsmay be readily withdrawn. 1 1, v The principalobject of theinvention is directedto the provision of a holder. whichis simple 101 inform so as to be economical to manufacture and which is adapted forreceiving a plurality of paper napkins andpthelike, in stacked relation.

According to one, feature of the invention, the holder is adapted toreceive the napkins and retain them in such relationithat thewhole formsa convenient'and neat package which may be easily wrapped and whichissuitable for shipping. At the same time the napkins are packaged insuch a way that they not only make a distinctive display for showpurposes but they may be quickly and easily withdrawn from the holderwhen it is desired to use them. 1

Various novel objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter more fully referred to in connection with the accompanyingdescription of the preferred form thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a blank formed to provide the holder of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective elevational view of the blank in set-up positionhaving a stack of napkins or the like associated therewith, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational view showing how the handle of theholder is secured to a wall of the holder.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the in-- vention will be fullydescribed. I

In Fig. 1 there is shown a blank B which is shaped in a certain way andadapted to be bent or folded into the form of a holder.

The blank 13 has side wall portions 2 and 4 and an intermediate portion6. The wall portions 2 and 4 are bendable relativeto the intermediateportion 6 along creases or score lines 3 and 5. In

this way, the wall portions 2 and 4 may be bent into the position shownin Fig. 2 and the'po'rtion 6 may serve as a bottom wall of the package.

A slot 8 isprovided adjacent the outer end of one of the side wallssuch'as 2 and a relatively narrow tab member 10 extends outwardly fromthe outer end of the other side wall such as 4.

The tab member 10 may be called a handleor tie member and is scored onlines 11 and 13 as;

shown. In this way, portions l2 and l6 and an inserted in the slot 8 andheld in place by the intermediate portion 14 are provided forpurposeswhich will shortly be described.

:-The blank is set up in package-forming position by bending the walls 2and 4 upwardly on the score lines 3 and 5 so that they are at sub- .5,

stantially right angles to thebottom wall or intermediate portion 6.When so bent up, the handle or strap member 10 is folded along line 11so that the portion 12 adjacent the wall from which the strapmemberextendsis in substantially the same plane with the wall and theintermediate portion 14 is in substantial parallelism with theintermediate or bottom portion 6. i

I Then the tie member 10 is folded downwardly along line 13 so that itsforward portion 16 is at substantially right angles to the portion 14and in substantially the same plane with the other side wall. In thisway, the portions 12 and 16 of the strap member are in substantialparallelism with one another. It is of course desirable that theintermediate portion 14 of the strap be substantially the same width asthe intermediate portion 6. I

The outer end 18 of the part 16 may be curved or pointed as shown so asto form a tab part and be readily receivable in the slot 8. A slit 22which maybe curved as shown is preferably provided in the portion 16 soas to forma lock tab 21. In this way the tab part 18 may be lock tab 21which is bent relative to the plane of the part 16 as shown in Fig. 3. Aplurality of napkins which are preferably of crepe paper are representedby N. These are disposed in suitably folded relation between the walls 2and 4. Thus they may lie adjacent the bottom wall 6 and are held inplace by the strap or tie member 10. Of course, the napkins N may beinserted after the holder is set up as shown or they may be laid on theblank before it is folded into set-up relation in such a way that theblank may be easily folded around them to form the package.

The blank is preferably made of cardboard or some other equallysuitablematerial so that the holder will be relatively stiff and serve as aprotection'as well as a holder. Cardboard is also desirable since suchholders may be economically made therefrom. Of course, the holders maybe decorated in various ways with designs, 50 printing or the like. i Itis also desirable but not necessary that the opposite ends of the blankproper be curved as shown. This not only adds to the distinctiveappearance of the holder but makes it possible for one to see part ofthe napkins which would drawal of a napkin or napkins from the packageis facilitated.

As will be seen, the whole ensemble may be wrapped in transparentmaterialsuch as cello- Tnis no onl p n r b l to the pleasing. appearanceof the package but:

phane or the like.

protects the contents of the holder.,

Various changes and modifications may be made in the formof theinvention without'departing from the spirit and scope thereof andtherefore I desire toI be limited, if at all, by theapp-ended claimsrather. than by the foregoing description. What I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is: v p

- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a dispensing package comprisingin' combination, a

.single sheetof foldable material formed to have a pair of verticalspaced side walls extending upwardly from the opposite longitudinalmarginal edges of a horizontally extending bottom wall and a relativelynarrow strap member extending from the upper marginal edge of one .ofsaid side walls, the other of said side walls being provided with a slotadjacent its upper marginal edge, and a stack of paper napkins disposedvertically between said side walls with their lower edges resting onsaid bottom wall and their side edges exposed, said strap member havinga portion overlying said stack of napkins and an end portion providedwith a lock tab engaged with said slot to prevent withdrawal of thestrap member from the slot whereby said side walls are held in spacedrelation by said strap member and said napkins are withdrawable endwisefrom between said walls. I

2. As a new article of manufacture, a dispensing package comprising incombination, a container and a stack of articles to be dispensedtherefrom, the said container being formed from a single sheet ofmaterial bent intermediate its ends to provide spaced side wall membersextending upwardly from opposite longitudinal marginal edges of anintermediate bottom wall vmember to form an open-ended U-shaped trough,

one of said side wall members being provided with a slit, adjacent itsupper marginal edge, and a relatively narrow strap member extendingupwardly from the upper marginal edge of the other of said side Wallmembers, the said strap member being bent inwardly at a distanceupwardly from said edge into parallelism with said bottom wall memberand then downwardly into parallelism with said one side wall memberwithits extremity inserted in said slit to hold said side wall membersagainst separation, the said articles to be dispensed including aplurality of napkins held in stacked relation by said side walls andsupported at their lower edges by said bottom wall of the trough wherebysaid napkins present their side edges at the opposite ends of the troughand may be withdrawn from beneath said strap endwise of the container.

' BETTY WENDLING

